Category: Fashion Design and Construction
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DIY Fix a Belt
Belt leather can deteriorate over time but it can be easy to replace to give the belt a new life and a new look. The leather on this belt had become stiff and dry. I was concerned that it would flake and further deteriorate if I wore it. I decided to keep the gorgeous hardware…
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Sew Your Own Jeans
The Opportunity I had a work break coming and thought it would be a great opportunity polish my sewing and design craft. I asked my sewing friends locally and the Beatrice Dress Forms collective what they would do if they had some time. I put all the ideas in a spreadsheet and researched price, location,…
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My Beatrice Dress Form Journey
If you’re thinking about ways to improve the fit of your clothing makes or considering buying a custom dress form, or if you just want to know what I’ve been up to over the past year, this post is for you. PROBLEM My clothing makes didn’t fit the way I wanted. Adjusting the pattern ate…
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Vintage Simplicity 4237
This is a story about the making of vintage pattern Simplicity 4237, a blouse with a deep back yoke, short cuffed kimono sleeves, and a sweetheart collar that dips in back. Update: Simplicity has just reissued this pattern as Simplicity 8445! Part 1: The Ingredients I found this Vintage pattern at Scrap PDX, a creative…
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Designing a Dress: Making V2842 by Emanuel Ungaro
I am sharing the making of a dress in case it is useful to others who are also on this sewing journey. From inspiration to final, I share it all, including the challenges, with you. Inspiration Lucy Liu starring as Joan Watson wears the most inspiring clothes in the tv series Elementary, particularly in Seasons…
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Just Sewn: Sapporo Coat by PaperCut Patterns
I made my first coat with the Sapporo Coat pattern by Papercut Patterns.
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Pad Stitching, Selling Your Clothes, and Scrap Busting
We are now in our 3rd month of shelter-in-place due to Covid-19 and I’ve definitely spent my time differently than before. Exploring new things is not a new behavior for me but the direction that curiosity takes is certainly channeled by pandemic-imposed restraints. Pad Stitching One of the things I’ve been learning to do while…
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